Russia launched rocket attacks on Lviv: children among the dead

A video showed a building and a car nearby on fire after deadly Russian air attack on Ukraine’s Lviv on Wednesday (September 4), Reuters reports.

 

The attack has killed seven people, including three children, Mayor Andriy Sadovy said on the Telegram messaging app.

 

Reuters was able to confirm the location from nearby buildings' facade and windows match satellite imagery and street view imagery.

 

A corroborating video shows the same scene. The regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi posted a video statement on September 4 filmed from near location

 

The strike also injured more than 30 people and destroyed historic buildings in the heart of the city, which is not far from the border with NATO member Poland, regional officials said.

 

Among those killed in Lviv by the drone and missile attack was a 14-year-old girl, early details showed, with five children among the injured, the regional governor, Maksym Kozytskyi, said on the Telegram messaging app.